TY  - BOOK
AU  - Galbraith,John Kenneth
TI  - The affluent society
SN  - 0140285199
U1  - 330.15 GAL 1999 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Economics
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 1945-
KW  - Economic policy
N1  - "Updated and with a new introduction by the author."
N2  - Galbraith's classic on the "economics of abundance" is, in the words of the New York Times, "a compelling challenge to conventional thought". With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Galbraith cuts to the heart of what economic security means (and doesn't mean) in today's world and lays bare the hazards of individual and societal complacence about economic inequity.

While "affluent society" and "conventional wisdom" (terms first used in this book) have entered the vernacular, the message of the book has not been so widely embraced - reason enough to rediscover The Affluent Society
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